Beyond trauma, beyond humanitarianism, beyond empathy

The authors of this Special Section invite us to consider what it means to go beyond the common trope of ‘trauma’ in conceptualizing events in the Middle East. Considering the question in relation to these contributions, I ask: is trauma a concept with sharp edges or a word at hand saturated with co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Veena Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2015-12-01
Series:Medicine Anthropology Theory
Online Access:http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/4614